DEBBIE FORBUSH

*** * ** ** ******. Monahans. TX *9756 432-***-**** ad1kdm@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have been a nurse since 1989, I was an EMT while I attended nsg school. I am a current CPR Instructor.

• Professional bedside manner

• Scheduling

• NG tube insertion and removal

• Strong clinical judgment

• Qualified daily living activity assistant

• Medical laboratory procedures

• Positive behavior modeling

• T racheostomy care

• Life skills development

• Spirometer reading

• Clinical judgment

• Multidisciplinary team collaboration

• Patient and family advocacy

• Confidential case documentation

• Information collection

• Pre- and post-surgical care

• Healthy meal preparation

LYN, 11/2014 to Current

Head Start - Monahans, TX

SKILLS

• Foley catheter insertion/removal

• I CD-9 forms

• Precepting

• IV drug therapy management

• Clinical instruction

• Foley catheters

• Student evaluations

• Palliative care awareness

• Diabetes and nutrition education

• Dosage calculation

• Hospice and palliative care

• Ear, nose and throat care

• Patient-focused care

• Insulin medication assistance

• Physical assessments

• Intravenous therapy comprehension

• Chest pain management

WORK HISTORY

• Collaborated with teachers, administrators and guardians to determine the needs of individual students.

• Evaluated students' competencies through written assignments and examinations. LYN Floor Nurse, 11/2013 to 08/2019

Rec,·es County Prison - Pecos, TX

• Assessed patients' temperature. pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Collaborated with RN on evaluation of care plan outcomes. implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.

• Provided basic patient care and treatment. such as administering tests. taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds.

• Gathered patient data. cleaned wounds and changed catheters as part of comprehensive support.

• Documented patient vitals. behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN. Home Health LVN. 03/2014 to 06/2016

Hands Of Compassion Home Care Inc. - Midland. TX

• Supported diagnoses by taking blood, urine or sputum samples from patients for laboratory testing.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.

• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Collaborated with RN on evaluation of care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.

• Provided basic patient care and treatment, such as administering [Type] tests, taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds.

LVN, 06/2012 to 05/2015

Odessa College - Odessa, TX

• Supervised students when administering medications to ensure patient safety.

• Provided patient education.

• Completed clinical rotations in Geriatrics.

LVN Charge Nurse, 01 /201 I to 08/2013

SIENNA NURING HOME - Odessa, TX

• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.

• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and JV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.

• Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.

• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

• Assessed patients' temperature. pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Collaborated with RN on evaluation of care plan outc.omes. implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.

• Provided basic patient care and treatment. such as administering tests. taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds.

• Gathered patient data. cleaned wounds and changed catheters as part of comprehensive support.

• Documented patient vitals. behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN. Home Health LVN. 03/2014 to 06/2016

Hands Of Compassion Home Care Inc. - Midland, TX

• Supported diagnoses by taking biood. urine or sputum samples from patients for laboratory testing.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.

• Assessed patients' temperature, pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Collaborated with RN on evaluation of care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.

• Provided basic patient care and treatment, such as administering [Type] tests, taking temperature and blood pressure and dressing wounds.

LVN, 06/2012 to 05/2015

Odessa College - Odessa, TX

• Supervised students when administering medications to ensure patient safety.

• Provided patient education.

• Completed clinical rotations in Geriatrics.

LVN Charge Nurse, 01/2011 to 08/2013

SIENNA NURING HOME -Odessa, TX

• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests.

• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.

• Circulated assigned floor to measure and record patients' fluid and food levels, implementing measures to promote healthy intake and output as necessary.

• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications. Home Health LVN. 02/2006 to 09/2010

Star Care Home Health - Odessa. TX

• Gathered patient data, cleaned wounds and changed catheters as pan of comprehensive suppon.

• Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms. medications and prior treatment.

• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Documented patient vitals. behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising RN.

• Assessed patients' temperature. pulse and blood pressure and recorded in electronic medical records.

• Reviewed patient history to verify conditions and current medications.

• Delivered oral medications, intramuscular injections and IV fluids to mitigate or resolve patient symptoms.

• Took samples such as blood and urine to complete diagnostic and routine assessment tests. EDUCATION

Lvn: Nursing, I 989

Odessa College - Odessa. TX

CERTIFICATIONS

• BLS

• CPR cenified through American Hean Association

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